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Title: A Bright Streak on a Starry Night
Pairing: Regina/Emma
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: These characters are not my creative property
Summary: Emma has an Evil Queen dream
It had been an unsettling day, and Emma was having an even more unsettling night. She turned over to face the other wall for the 100th time in 15 minutes. She just couldn't get comfortable. Maybe it was something she ate, or she was subconsciously overloaded with stress. She didn't know what the problem was, but she definitely wasn't able to lay still or fall asleep. In the midst of another exuberant turnover she froze in place hearing a knock at her bedroom door.
"Yes?" Emma called out.
"Um, Emma? Are you okay in there?" Mary Margaret asked, as she was unable to sleep herself due to the incessant noise Emma was making with her squeaky box springs.
"Yeah…just can't get in the right position," Emma called back through gritted teeth, as she tried to smooth out her tangled comforter.
"Oh…I…are you with someone?" Mary Margaret asked, a furrow crossing her brow.
"Oh no, I'm alone…" Emma blushed, smacking her forehead and calling back a bit more cheerfully then intended. She meant it to be reassuring, but in hindsight it sounded pathetic.
"Oh, okay…maybe you could….never mind," Mary sounded like she was going to say something else, but thought better of it and just left it alone.
Emma squeezed her eyes shut as tightly as she could, and willed herself to take a deep, calming breath. She hoped beyond hope that the unsaid thought that Mary Margaret had wasn't going to be a masturbation tip. She couldn't think about that…Gawd! She concentrated on her breathing, as she tried to think of sleepy, happy, thoughts that had nothing to do with how sexually frustrated she was. It surely had been a long day, and she just wanted a peaceful night of rest before she had to face Regina and her big bag of bullshit in the morning. Finally after what seemed like hours she fell into a twitchy sleep laden with dreams:
She discovered she was dressed like she just stepped into a Renaissance fair, soft brown leather pants and a billowy handmade looking blouse. She used to have such items in her closet, but she hadn't busted out her hippy-wear since the last music fest she had attended all the way back in Phoenix before Henry was even born, and she had long since lost that look. But the clothes weren't the only odd thing about the setting. She was walking up a long spire flanked by guards, and being led into a room with stone walls and floors. A castle it would seem. The room was lacking in décor save for a little chaise, a fireplace and some animal print rugs. However, on closer inspection Emma discovered they were actual fur pelts, not just prints. A large spike framed mirror hung on the wall, and the terrace opened out to a balcony where the bright night sky showcased the full moon.
A familiar voice interrupted her exploration, "Cold, dear? Please have a seat on my love couch and warm yourself by the fire."
"Regina?" Emma whipped around to confront her, but the woman who stood across from her was not the mayor she'd come to loathe in Storybrooke. This version was wearing an elaborate costume. Hair piled onto her head with streaks of bright red running through. She wore a fluffy, black feathered cape that dragged across the floor when she moved giving the impression she was floating.
"You shall address me as 'Your Majesty'," she huffed in anger, and then she cocked her head and narrowed her eyes, "how do you even know my name?"
"Regina, it's me," Emma said in her best 'duh' voice. She didn't like this little game of dress up that Regina was playing as it would no doubt end in mental anguish for Emma.
"I do not know you. You were trespassing near my castle, in my forest. My guards would have killed you on sight, but you caught my eye and I wished to hear your protest. Now you claim to know me?" Regina's tone took on a haughty defiant quality.
Emma rolled her eyes, yep, this was definitely Regina- a pack of wild drag queens must have gotten ahold of her or something.
Emma smirked, playing along, "I caught your eye, did I?" That would be a first.
Regina frowned, bewildered at this headstrong young woman dressed in men's clothes. At that moment, a hunched over servant carried in a tray of apple slices, bread and cheese and sat it on a table, then scurried out of the room.
"How do you know who I am?" Regina asked.
"You're Henry's mom, Mayor of Storybrooke, Certified HBIC," Emma answered, her voice dripping in sarcasm.
"Henry?" Regina's frown increased, "Henry is my father."
"Yeah, well…also your kid…my kid…our…kid," Emma was sputtering her words as Regina stalked toward her, doing that floaty thing again. She looked taller and even more intimidating than usual. The striking, outrageous makeup was disconcerting. Regina stopped directly in front of Emma, and unsnapped her cape, letting it fall to the floor. Emma took in the sight of her dress, embossed, psychedelic looking violet and black; her breasts were pushed up and out in a gravity defying way and corset made her waist impossibly small. The long velvet skirt gave way to a glimpse of black leather high heeled boots. Emma was speechless; normally the mayor sported a more sophisticated buttoned up look. She had no idea Regina was hiding a considerable amount of cleavage under her Gucci dresses and blazers.
"Have a seat. You've intrigued me, and I wish to know where you come from, and I would like you to start making sense. I have no child," Regina spat the last sentence in apparent bitterness.
Emma was starting to realize that Regina wasn't playing a game. So she sat down and stared in wonder at the fierce woman in front of her, while they were both apparently attempting to win an undeclared staring contest. Regina conjured a skin of wine and two glasses out of thin air. Emma blinked several times, as Regina poured the wine without touching it. She handed a glass to Emma, pleased to see her little magic trick had impressed her.
"You like magic?" Regina's voice took on a quality of mocking wonder as Emma smelled the wine.
"Go on dear, it's not poison," Regina took the glass from Emma's hand and took a long, slow sip to demonstrate. She licked her lips and placed the glass back in Emma's hand. Never taking her eyes off of Regina's dark red lips, Emma took a sip and was surprised to discover it was the best wine she had ever tasted.
Emma scooted over to make room for Regina to sit next to her, but she didn't sit. She took Emma by the hand and motioned her to sit on the soft fur directly in front of the fire. Emma gave her a questioning look.
"You're shivering. Please warm yourself," Regina replied.
Emma sat down on the comfortable rug and watched the fire crackle as she sipped her wine. Regina stood behind her, watching. Emma didn't know what to think and after a bit she grew uncomfortable. She looked up at Regina's face, uncertain what to make of her enigmatic expression. Her eyes couldn't help but wander down to her fine breasts once again. Regina cleared her throat and Emma snapped her eyes away.
"Are you going to drink your wine?" Emma asked as casually as she could.
"I think I know why you've come to my realm, traveler," Regina moved across from Emma standing in front of the fire, looking dangerous.
"Oh?" Emma was curious to find out what Regina thought.
"You've come here to seduce me. Someone must have shared my…proclivities, and you're playing into them. Was it Rumpel? That bastard jackrabbit of a man…," Regina mused.
"What proclivities?" Emma was skeptical to say the least, although she couldn't dismiss her attraction to Regina, especially this glammed up, boobs out, more playful version.
"My sexual tastes, dear: long blonde hair, blue eyes, dressed just the way I like…hmm, was it Maleficent who sent you?" Regina's voice deepened as she majorly eye-fucked Emma.
Emma let out a long breath, and she felt her face warming and not from the fire. Regina bent forward and pulled one end of the bow that was holding her shirt together effectively releasing it. Emma's attention went straight to Regina's tongue wetting her lips in apparent anticipation.
"I don't even care who sent you, just know that you will not be getting any information from me. I will warn you that the last girl I fucked was unable to ride a horse for a week."
"Uh…maybe you have the wrong idea here. I didn't come here to sleep with you," Emma swallowed hard. Regina was on her knees now, tugging on Emma's blouse to get it over her head. She wore no bra underneath and as soon as she was exposed she felt her nipples harden under Regina's pleased gaze.
"No one refuses the Queen," Regina was incensed. This had better be part of the game, because Regina had no patience for hard to get. If anyone was going to make a power play it would be her.
Emma didn't have the strength to fight the overwhelming feelings that had come out of nowhere. She had always gotten butterflies around Regina in Storybrooke. She chalked it up to excitement from their constant bickering, but Emma had just realized it was attraction. She was speechless. Emma had certain proclivities of her own, and Regina's dark eyes and hair were fit the bill. Besides, she smelled irresistible, and she was playing with Emma's hair. Winding it around her fingers and sliding down to the ends.
Regina slid her hands all the way down to Emma's breasts. She took them in her palms and then teased her nipples, bending her head to gently suck and nibble on each peak. Emma drew in a sharp intake of breath at the feeling of a sudden bite, and threw her own hands up to wind in Regina's impossibly long hair.
"Take off your dress," Emma demanded through breathy sighs. She grasped Regina's neck, pulling her head up for a passionate kiss.
"I give the orders around here," Regina mumbled against Emma's lips, unwilling to pull away from her mouth. Without further protest Regina waved her hand, and her dress was gone. She was suddenly magically naked except for her black leather necklace. Emma pulled out of her embrace in shock. Her mouth fell open at the sight of Regina shamelessly naked.
"What? You want me to keep the boots on or something?" Regina teased her, smiling as she said it, and then pushed Emma onto her back, unbuttoning her pants and pulling them roughly from her hips, down her legs and off so that they were both naked.
The light from the fire danced in Regina's lust-filled eyes as she took in the sight of Emma's beauty. Emma was panting now, desperate to be touched, and fingers itching to feel Regina's skin. Regina gracefully straddled Emma, pressing her body over hers and kissing her deeply. Emma sighed and moaned as Regina's hands raked up and down her sides, over her stomach, and finally teasing her pussy.
"Hmm, please touch me," Emma asked as Regina's fingers grazed through her pubic hair, but stopped short of dipping into her wetness. Regina stared at Emma's face enjoying the look of desperation and arousal on display. She gave a wicked smile before finally indulging the blonde by roughly taking her with two fingers. Emma cried out at the invasion, but her body quickly accommodated Regina's hand and began buck up to meet her thrusts. Regina's own breathing grew ragged with the exertion of fucking Emma and the enjoyment she received from playing her body like a stringed instrument. She learned Emma's sensitive spots quickly, as she let her lips and tongue travel up and down Emma's neck, sucking on her pulse points and biting at her straining muscles.
Emma had been clenching her empty fists as Regina fucked her. She spread her legs wider, needing her to go deeper. Regina obliged, and Emma's fingers found her own clit which she rubbed desperately as she the stirrings of her impending orgasm building quickly. Her other hand wrapped around Regina's back, holding her close, silently urging her not to stop. Without even realizing it was happening, Emma came as Regina continued to fuck her at a rapid pace. Emma felt her pussy clench around Regina's fingers and her body twitched and jerked in pleasure.
Regina eventually stilled her hand when the last wave of Emma's orgasm had been drawn out as long as possible. Emma went weak and lay back feeling warm and sated against the smooth fur. Regina gently kissed her sweat-slick body, enjoying the salty flavor of her skin. After a few centering breaths, Emma sat up, kissing Regina in appreciation, and then flipped their positions so Regina was now on her back and Emma was between her legs.
Regina was squirming with need. Her eyes were half closed, and her mouth half-open, wispy breaths were coming rapidly from between her lips. Emma felt tears sting her eyes at Regina's beauty and openness, something she never thought she would see. Regina clutched at handfuls of the rug as Emma dipped her head and kissed down the length of her body. Teasing her just the way Regina had teased by getting dangerously close to her pussy and then pulling back up and kissing her breasts and stomach.
Emma settled between her legs, licking at her inner thighs. She could smell the tangy scent of Regina's arousal, and see her glistening folds. She finally gave in and licked her slowly from bottom to top. Emma enjoyed Regina's reaction, she was extremely sensitive and Emma intended to give her as much pleasure as humanly possible. She put her lips and tongue to good work, sucking and licking. She pushed her tongue into Regina and fucked her thoroughly before coming back and sucking her clit between her lips. Regina arched her back, drawing her knee up as she let out a keening moan of joy. Regina's hips undulated wildly, as Emma slipped two fingers into Regina curling them to hit where the pressure was needed.
Although, Emma could have happily eaten her out all night, Regina started to come- and come hard. Emma looked up just as a swirling black and purple smoke emanated from Regina's body; it swirled around her like an aura. Flashing glimmers and streaks like lit sparklers crackled in the air all around her body through the haze of purple and black like an amazing night sky trailing light. Emma tried to sit back in alarm, but Regina clamped Emma between her thighs to keep her in place. Emma felt Regina's magic- her life force- explode out of her and then pull back into every pore.
Emma couldn't believe the strength and power and seductive, tempting evil that surrounded and invaded her own body. If Emma didn't know that Regina was having a hella orgasm she would have mistook it for a seizure: an extremely pretty, dazzling, 4th of July type seizure, but none the less, her eyes were rolled back in her head and her body was shaking. Finally, the smoke dissipated slightly and Regina relaxed. A serene smile plastered on her face. Emma slid up her body, letting her weight rest on top of her body, and laying her head on Regina's chest.
She felt herself beginning to drift off to sleep, she opened her eyes to look at Regina and then at the floor, suddenly realizing that they were floating a foot off of the ground, gently swaying. Emma was too tired to try and make sense of it; there was no rhyme or reason to anything that had happened.
As soon as she fell peacefully asleep on top of Regina, her eyes snapped back open and she found she was on her back, staring at Mary Margaret's plaster ceiling. She gasped in surprise and felt herself fall a foot back down on the bed, causing the box spring to creak and possibly break.
Mary Margaret came running in to Emma's room at the sound, "Emma, if you don't get up now you're going to be late for your meeting with the mayor."
Emma smiled and turned over, "5 more minutes!"
Across town, Regina woke up grasping to remember the wonderful dream she had just had. The vividness and memory of the dream slipped away quickly leaving her frustrated. She knew it had been a really good one, and she so rarely dreamed these days. She sat up, looking at the clock and puzzling over why Emma was suddenly on the forefront of her mind.


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Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira haven't matched their past standards defensively so far in 2011
Things are going pretty well in Yankeeland at the moment, with nine wins in 12 games since Derek Jeter went down with his calf injury.
Nick Swisher is rolling, Brett Gardner is catching everything in site, and David Robertson is dominating in the eighth-inning role he inherited thanks to Rafael Soriano and Joba Chamberlain going down with injuries.
So we have to dig pretty deep to pick nits, but it's an off-day, so that's what we'll do. There is one troubling trend that could develop into a bigger issue in the near-future.
The right side of the Yankees infield has not been as effective defensively as it has been the last couple of seasons. It's not a huge issue at this point, but it's one that's worth keeping an eye on.
Combined, Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano have cost the Yankees seven runs this season, based on the defensive metrics calculated by the folks at Baseball Info Solutions, who supplied us the data for last week's feature on Gardner.
Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano
vs Balls Hit To Right Field Hole
Baseball Info Solutions uses a Plus-Minus rating to calculate fielder effectiveness at turning batted balls into outs.
The number reflects how the player does against balls of this type.
A positive number reflects plays above-average. A negative number tell how much a player is below-average.
Seven runs isn't a huge amount. Both players still rank respectably defensively. But there has been some slippage from last season to the performance in the first half of 2011, particularly for Cano.
Cano was widely praised for significantly improving defensively in 2009 and 2010, and the numbers showed that to be true. After ranking among the worst second basemen in baseball defensively in 2008, Cano ranked seventh in Defensive Runs Saved, which for second basemen combines the ability to turn batted balls into outs and the ability to turn double plays successfully, in each of the last two seasons.
In 2011, Cano has slipped to middle-of-the-pack-- 15th-best at the moment. He's cost the Yankees three runs with his glove.
Where does the difference lie?
The biggest drop-off for Cano is against balls that are hit in the hole between first and second base. That's where Teixeira comes into the mix.
Baseball Info Solutions is able to break down the ability of teams and players to turn batted balls into outs by different areas on the field.
In the past two seasons, Cano was adept at getting to the ball hit between him and Teixeira. He turned six more plays on balls hit to that hole than the average second baseman would have turned on the same batted balls.
This season, Cano rates below-average, and it's a significant drop-off. If he maintains it, it's about a 10-play difference from last year to this year. He currently rates four plays below an average second baseman.
Teixeira is also not getting outs those same batted balls. His plus-minus on balls hit to that hole has also dropped. He went from three plays above average to three plays below.
Lowest Pct of Balls Turned Into Outs
On Balls Hit to RF Hole
Those two figures go hand-in-hand. Any ball that goes between the two of them-- they both get penalized. Last year, they worked well in tandem. This year, not as much.
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What does a four percentage point drop mean in actual numbers? Based on the total number of balls, it's about 20 more hits over a full season.
That can be problematic for an already injury-depleted pitching staff.
As Orel Hershiser pointed out to me last week, each missed opportunity to get an out has a significant cost. The more balls that aren't fielded mean more baserunners, and more pitches for the Yankees already injury-depleted staff.
While Gardner is a pitch saver, Cano and Teixeira are hindering their moundsmen, at least a little bit. Both can make up for it in other ways-- Cano by turning nifty double plays at a good rate, Teixeira by handling bad throws from infielders-- and both have histories of that. But that doesn't completely eliminate this issue.
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Lots of Louisiana color, pinpoint plotting and two highly likable characters who chase a cunning killer with a taste for games distinguish the latest case (after No Mardi Gras for the Dead ) for New Orleans Medical Examiner Andy Broussard and psychologist Kit Franklyn. During a forensic science convention in the Crescent City, accruing corpses feature clean cuts to the heart and missing eyelids; Scrabble tiles are found near each body. The extensive plotting ranges from the macabre details of the killings to the actions of a lithe, wise stripper and even a clue cut from a Where's Waldo book. Donaldson sets his sleuths on far-ranging leads, yet wastes little motion as he produces a smart, convincing solution that encompasses all the densely laid clues. There's plenty of atmosphere too. While the French Quarter offers its alluring blend of the historical and the colorfully lewd, Broussard wraps his sizable chops around seafood po' boy sandwiches, and Kit deals with assorted threats, desired and not, to her single life.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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YA-A fast-paced novel featuring the detective team of Andy Broussard, New Orleans Chief Medical Examiner, and Kit Franklyn, a criminal psychologist. At a series of murder scenes, the victims are found to be missing an eyelid, a copy of a newspaper is present, and the Scrabble tiles KOJE are on the bodies. As the details begin to unfold, the clues point to a killer with a knowledge of forensics. This presents Andy and Kit with several hundred suspects, since the annual convention of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences is being held in the Big Easy. Once the sleuths think they have pieced together the puzzle, it becomes a race against time to arrest the culprit before he strikes again. The tension will keep even the most reluctant YA readers turning the pages until the surprising conclusion is reached.
Roberta Lisker, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I have to admit to being a bit .. perplexed as to how to write this review. The book surprised me in the ending, and I enjoyed the surprise, but I felt unsettled when I finished, like the ending wasn't quite enough or something along that line.
The style of writing was straight-forward. The careful building of a case against an individual after a series of killings. The fitting together of all the pieces when you learned who the true murderer was. It was all quite snug in retrospect, but I was left feeling like there should have been something more. I find myself turning back to the book for see if I missed something, but I haven't.
It's a bit odd that.
Do I think I would read more of the Andy Broussard/Kit Franklin mysteries? I don't know. See I wonder if part of my issue was with the format I received, a kindle book that kept having breaks in the flow from the "headers" of pages being inserted improperly into the text. This meant the flow of reading was continually interrupted.
It was neat to have the surprise at the end. I appreciated that and then the tying to pieces altogether so I knew how they fit and why it made sense now.
Overall a good book. A good medical, forsenic mystery.
Go check it out for yourself. You'll find it at amazon below.
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We are often guilty of judging by appearances. The look of ones clothes, their demeanor and often their size lead us to make assumptions that are often grossly incorrect.
In New Orleans Requiem by D. J. Donaldson, we are introduced to a wonderful medical examiner, Andy Broussard. Plump and proud, he loves his food. His looks deceive even the most wary of fiends, for he is not only one of the best in his field, but he hates murderers. To top it off his helper is psychologist Kit Franklyn and together they are unstoppable.
When a man is found stabbed with one eyelid removed and four Scrabble tiles on his chest they are both appalled and intrigued. What is the killer trying to tell them? As the killings continue the pattern is obvious, and it does not appear as though he will go away. Can they figure out the clues before he can continue with his macabre game?
Donaldson has given us a wonderful character in Broussard. He is very human and full of fun. He enjoys his food, but he is spot on in his dislike of those who take the lives of others. He is witty and charming, yet also has the degree of toughness to get him through some of the worst of killings. You will find him to be an unlikely hero, yet champion for the dead all the same.
Kit too is an interesting character, and her strength lends solidity to Broussard in a very uncanny way. Together they are as two parts of a whole and they can bend and twist the bizarre evidence into contortions that make sense.
If you enjoy mysteries and the inner workings of medical examiners, you will find this a great read. If you enjoy the whodunit type of mystery, overseen by very human characters then you have found a new type of hero.
Donaldson has given us a grisly killer playing a sick game, and as his characters move forward, we are surprised to find who the killer really is, there is a twist of surprise that keeps you guessing to the very end.


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PO Box 256 % Isis Johnson- Brown Sherman MS 38869 USA
Spay Panama aims to stop the misery and unnecessary death of homeless animals by controlling the overpopulation of dogs and cats through an intensive sterilization program. This is achieved by education, and by offering affordable spay/neuter services to low-income guardians, rescuers and feeders.
We have sterilzed over 28,000 animals in Panama (June 2010)
Target demographics:
Stray dogs and feral cats as well as pets from rescuers and low income guardians.
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Thousands of dogs and cats
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Operations are done at the clinic every Wednesday and Saturday, as well at blitzes (on site) to reach remote communities.
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It broke my heart to see dogs run over on the side of the roads or dogs with no home starving. We adopted a three legged abused dog from Spay Panama. From the beginning, Penny has been a blessing. People say to us nonsense like, how wonderful it is that we took a three legged dog in. NO!! WE are the ones that are the grateful ones! Penny is wonder full in every way. Daily we watch her growing in confidence and although she has never known anything but brutality and cruelty from humans, she greets everyone with her tail wagging waiting for a pet. The people in our building call her, "Love on Three Legs." Don't make the mistake of passing over the not so pretty or handicapped dogs, you will be rewarded with a loyal,loving and devoted family member.
Spay Panama is making a huge difference to lives and welfare of stray dogs and cats and those owned by low income families. They offer very affordable, they accept not just cash but also fruit and vegetables, for the sterilization. As an expat living in Panama I was shocked and horrified by the number of dogs hit by cars at the side of the highway. After 3 visits by Spay Panama to local community the number of street dogs was greatly reduced. There were very few dead dogs. As a local volunteer people would come up to me to ask when is the next clinic. They understood the benefits of sterilizing their pets. At the clinics you could see the love they had for their pets and how happy they were knowing there would be no more babies.
Spay Panama is amazing and Panama is very lucky to have such a dedicated person at Pat Chang and her fabulous support staff. I feel honoured to have been a volunteer with them.
Sheila Scott
SpayPanama has been doing incredible, life-changing work throughout Panama for several years now. They have a dedicated team of veterinarians, volunteers, and staff that truly care about making a difference for animals in the country. I have been volunteering with SpayPanama for a few years, and am seeing a difference not only in the number of animals on the street, but in the mindset of people and how they treat animals. People are learning the importance of sterilizing their pets, which will ultimately make a difference in the long run. I would highly recommend working with SpayPanama for anyone who has a passion for cats and dogs and who wants to make a direct impact on improving animals' lives.
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Spay Panama is an excellent organization. They are a very professional and well organized group. The staff are very kind, caring and easy to work with. They offer an amazing service to low income people that could otherwise not afford this type of service.
Their work helps to end the suffering of unwanted and homeless animals in our communities. These types of programs are great for the community and a great way to help our animal friends live longer, healthier lives. In my area alone Spay Panama has help over 400 animals live a better life. They have also educated the community on the importance of these types of programs and how to better care for your animals. Spay Panama is making a difference!!
The organization is managed by wonderful people that are making a real change in the world.
I spent 2 weeks at Spay Panama, and took part in a mega spay event as a volunteer (4th year veterinary student at Nottingham Uni). I would definitely recommend Spay Panama to anyone is that is thinking of volunteering, it is very well organised and I learned a lot of new skills over my time there. In the future I hope to return to Spay Panama and volunteer again, as I found the experience to be so beneficial and positive.
I am a final year veterinary student studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and I volunteered at Spay Panama for 2 weeks duration. This was singly the most rewarding work experience I have ever done during my time at veterinary school. The reason for this was because it was incredibly positive and wholesome.
Although I spoke virtually no Spanish, I was made to feel included in all aspects of the clinic, and information/procedures were explained to me clearly. Everyone there was friendly, and the atmosphere was that of a large extended family working together as one efficient unit with the sole purpose of improving the welfare of these animals. Support, immediate assistance, and positive reinforcement was consistently available to me if I ever needed help when I was working. My main objective was to practice my surgical technique and spay/castrate as many cats and dogs as I could. That expectation was surpassed immensely as there were hundreds of animals that I had the opportunity to work with. As an added bonus, at the end of each work day local volunteers would take me out for dinner and tourist excursions
Thanks to Spay Panama, I now feel incredibly more confident as a soon to be veterinarian, and gratified that I helped so many cats and dogs. Once I graduate as a veterinarian I will one hundred percent be returning to volunteer again, and contribute towards Spay Panama's Mission Statement!
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I am a Vet Student from Edinburgh University and I volunteered with Spay Panama for 2 weeks in July 2015. I can honestly say that the team at Spay were the most hard working and dedicated people I have ever met. During my stay I helped out on one of their Spay Drives and I could not believe the skill and effort that went in to that weekend - from the organisation to the volume of operations carried out by the vets and the assistance by all the volunteers. Everything was so efficient and animals were moved from preparation to surgery to recovery seamlessly. The vets carried out back to back operations in the heat for 9 hours each day - very impressive!
I was very impressed with the quality of care provided to each animal, at Spay the animals really do come first. Even though the aim of the organisation is to help control populations, every animal is treated with the utmost care. The highest priority is the well-being of each animal (Even getting their ears cleaned and vitamins at the end of the operation!).
We helped out with the operations at the clinic in the mornings and then were taken out sightseeing in the afternoons. We were taken all over the city and learnt all about the history of Panama City by visiting areas like Casco Viejo and the ruins of the original city. I wasn't expecting to see so much during my brief time there!
I would like to finish my review by saying that everyone I met at Spay were so lovely and kind and I genuinely felt like part of a big family during my brief time there. Even though my Spanish is limited to a few badly pronounced words I felt honoured that people tried to speak English with me despite me not being able to speak Spanish! I want to thank everyone for making my time at Spay so special and I cannot wait to come back in the future if you'll have me!
Spay Panama has been true to their position in helping communities all over Panama. Patricia Chan and her very dedicated team are the most awesome and caring people we in El Valle have had the opportunity to work with. They are to me, the most heart felt community dog and cat caregivers on the planet. I have viewed first hand the love and care Spay Panama brings to many communities within our country of Panama. We applaud all of you. You Rock!!
Jacqueline Kerr
It is a pleasure to be part of this wonderful team. I have volunteered for almost three years. I feel the satisfaction of helping hundreds of animals with my two cents every weekend.


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(DALLAS, TX) -- Ricks Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: Rick), the nations premier chain of gentlemens club, will convert its Dallas location into the largest all-nude bar in Texas a 25,000 square foot, two-story palace off the Stemmons Freeway.
''This club is one of the finest physical locations in the entire country, and we know our customers will enjoy it as an XTC Cabaret, which is our companys brand for all-nude gentlemens clubs,'' said Eric Langan, President and CEO of Rick's Cabaret. ''We will benefit from an absolutely ideal location on the heavily traveled I-35 Stemmons Freeway near the American Airlines Arena and just a few miles north of the famous Dallas West End retail and recreation center.''
A three-day grand opening party for the newest XTC Cabaret will take place January 15th, 16th and 17th, with additional entertainers to be flown in from the companys Tootsies Cabaret in Miami plus XTC Cabarets in Austin and San Antonio.
The newest XTC Cabaret includes an executive level with sky boxes, plus multiple plasma television screens for viewing major sports events.
Ricks Cabaret purchased the former Executive Club at 8550 North Stemmons Freeway in April 2008. The company also operates two other clubs in the Dallas- Ft. Worth area a Ricks Cabaret in Ft. Worth at 7101 Calmont Ave. And a Club Onyx in Dallas at 10557 Wire Way off Northwest Hwy.
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Ricks Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: Rick) operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations. The company owns, operates or licenses adult nightclubs in New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities under the names ''Rick's Cabaret,'' ''XTC,'' ''Club Onyx'' and ''Tootsies Cabaret''. Sexual contact is not permitted at these locations. Rick's Cabaret also owns the adult Internet membership Web site, couplestouch.com; a network of online adult auction sites under the flagship URL naughtybids.com; Ed Publications, the national trade magazine and convention for the adult nightclub industry; and Storerotica, the national trade magazine and convention for the adult product and intimate apparel industries.'' Ricks Cabaret common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol Rick. For further information contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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My family lives in 34655, but our High School is zoned as River Ridge High School. My kids love it, and as a Realtor I sell a lot of homes in the area to families that choose to send their children there. A good web site to use when comparing schools is http://www.greatschools.com
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Good morning. As Fred noted, there is only the one Public High School for all of the 34655 area http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.W._Mitchell_High_School
If you are interested in a Quality Non-Denominational Private High School, I would suggest Genesis Preparatory School http://GenesisPrep.com
I trust this information is of good use. Please feel free to contact me directly with any additional questions you may have.
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Medikly, Inc. (Medikly), a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology provider for pharmaceutical brands and agencies, today announced the addition of Virtual Panels to its core platform. Through its cloud-based platform, Medikly combines a suite of social listening, reporting, and data visualization tools with big data analytics to help healthcare marketers better understand, reach, and engage physicians.
"Existing virtual meeting solutions essentially all provide the same functionalities and do little in measuring the impact that drives or demonstrates business value to pharma and medical device companies," said Venkat Gullapalli, MD, Founder and CEO, Medikly. "With our platform, we're setting a new baseline and raising the bar on how quickly virtual panels can be implemented and how to measure and gain insights on participant engagement with content and each other. These insights are the true value that healthcare marketers seek through virtual panels."
What differentiates Medikly's Virtual Panels is the integration between the platform's robust set of engagement analytics and its online meeting capabilities, allowing pharma and medical device companies and their agencies to:
- Quickly and securely conduct online HD meetings,
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- Track real-time participant sentiment.
Designed for ease-of-use, Virtual Meetings decrease costs, increase engagement, improve collaboration, and make it possible for marketers to deploy their advisory programs, KOL meetings, and internal collaboration programs in new ways. Meetings conducted using the Medikly platform can also be recorded and archived, stored in the cloud, or published directly to Youtube.com.
"Imagine being able to quickly create virtual meetings, understand and gauge attentiveness, who is influencing whom to what degree, and how your participants feel about the content being discussed," said Karl Schmieder, Chief Strategic Officer, Medikly. "This is what virtual meetings have been missing and what our life sciences and pharma clients have been requesting."
Medikly is pharma's first and only unified, cloud-based platform that helps brands better reach, engage, and understand physicians across multiple touchpoints. Medikly's platform goes beyond current technology solutions by delivering deeper content, interactive experiences, and a robust set of measurable and actionable big data analytics. For more information, visit www.medikly.com or email [email protected].
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Tower of Dreamsby Jamil Nasir
In advertising, image is everything.
Blaine Ramsey has an unusual occupation. He travels to foreign countries and lives like a native. He drinks in the culture with his mind, body, and soul. And he does it all in the name of American capitalism. For Blaine is an Image digger, one of an elite few blessed with the
In advertising, image is everything.
Blaine Ramsey has an unusual occupation. He travels to foreign countries and lives like a native. He drinks in the culture with his mind, body, and soul. And he does it all in the name of American capitalism. For Blaine is an Image digger, one of an elite few blessed with the power to "dream" authentic images from the deep unconscious of foreign lands that are turned into alluring, computer-animated packages used by advertisers to sell their products.
But in a dusty Middle Eastern villa, something goes terribly wrong. Blaine is haunted by the recurring Image of a young Arab beauty suffering a brutal attack. For Blaine, her Image becomes the seductive source of romantic obsessionand a nightmare from which he cannot escape. And as Blaine is about to discover, her appearance in his dreams foretells tragedya disaster the likes of which the world has never seen....
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That night he slept dreamlessly in the cool air perfumed with jasmine and the nightingale's song, or if he had dreams they were not of the lucid variety; maybe he heard Buthaina's voice from around the corner of a village street, but she didn't wake him with her torment. The niacin had finally kicked in, or maybe there was another reason: maybe it was because he had heard her call, had already, in some deep part of himself, decided to go to her.
It was ridiculous, of course, he realized when he woke up with the fresh breeze of early morning gently lifting his curtains in the pale sunlight, the plan fully formed in his mind. While Cairo was technically exo-area, he was sure it wasn't what Haseeb Al Rahman would have had in mind had he been mentationally present to deliver his recommendation for R&R leave. Cairo contained little of either rest or relaxation these days, between economic collapse, political instability, and impending earthquakes. And it was the direction exactly opposite the one he should go to leave his obsessive dreams behind, he knew, since in that city lived the actress Aida, the alter ego of the dream-girl Buthaina.
If he had wanted to kid himself, he could have told himself he was going to Cairo as part of his dig, to follow a lead given by his subconscious about the source and meaning of his Image. Or he could have pretended he was on a spiritual quest in search of himself, to find out why he had dreamed and hallucinated the movie star. He could even have pretended he was going for pure science, to investigate a phenomenon in apparent contradiction to establishedneurosociological theory. But he was too old to play games; he knew that the real reason he was going wouldn't stand up under logical scrutiny, and it was this: he had heard the dream-girl Buthaina beaten to agony, had seen her broken, bloodied body, held her cold, delicate hands, and he had fallen in love with her like any bumpkin first-year digger falling for his Image. Yet by some incredible stroke of luck or misfortune, this Image lived, in the person of an Egyptian movie star; and since she had a physical existence somewhere in the world, Blaine would go to her.
An exhilaration went through him as he padded on cool floor tiles into the tiny whitewashed kitchen to put on the teapot, the kind of feeling he remembered from his childhood when, waking early in the morning, he had realized it was the first day of summer vacation. He hadn't had that feeling in a very long time.
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Blaine could have taken an EgyptAir or Royal Jordanian flight from Amman to Cairo, but the Image-digger imperative for local atmosphere had accustomed him to sharing the serveese taxis that middle-class Arab travelers used. He caught one in an oil-stained parking lot in Jericho between a low-rent hotel and an orange grove, where dozens of taxis parked in the early morning, drivers calling out the names of the cities for which they were bound, the fresh, cool air holding the fragrance of the trees, the smells of motor oil and roasting peanuts sold by hawkers.
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The heat of the Sinai Peninsula made the remembered temperature of the Jordan Valley seem mild by comparison. The venerable supercharged Mercedes taxi Blaine had caught flew rattling along the flat, heat-rippled Suez road with all its windows open, and the air that blasted in on the riders was broiling. At intervals they halted at rest stop lean-tos built of palm fronds or corrugated iron. As he pissed on the sand behind the lean-tos the sun was like knife blades on Blaine's head and shoulders, the air almost unbreathable, and the vast stillness of the endless yellow plain seemed also an artifact of the heat, as if the sun held all life, all movement in an iron grip. After relieving themselves, travelers drank cold Pepsis from solar-powered coolers inside the rest stops, and then, after paying the nearly motionless proprietor, were on their way again, the rush of wind through the windows drying their sweat.
Transit at the Palestinian, Israeli, and Egyptian borders had been slow and suspicious, and Blaine's Icon corporate immunity identificationprotecting his palmtop from contraband data searcheshad been painstakingly scrutinized half a dozen times. The regimes in the area had never fully recovered from the prodemocracy intifadahs of '02 and '03, which had left a jumble of autonomous and semiautonomous regions in their wake, creating fertile ground for smuggling, gunrunning, and money-laundering, which the governments tried to combat by strict border control. By late afternoon Blaine's serveese was still in the desert beyond Suez, and heading south now: the northern and eastern approaches to Cairo went through shantytowns not under the firm authority of government, and were sometimes dangerous. The driver was pushing the car now to speeds at which it seemed to Blaine to be barely under control, its heavy, dented frame rattling, jumping, and rocking, though the other riders, swaying passively in their seats, seemed unaware of it. Outside, flanked by electric transmission towers, the patched road dwindled to a sand-hazed horizon over a wide, exhausted beige land of rippled sand and rocks and intense heat. Um Kalthoum, the Middle East's most revered singer in the 40 years since her death as well as in the 40 years before it, blared from the taxi's radio, and above her sinuous cries and the labor of the engine, two of the passengers had managed to get into a political argument.
"The earthquakes, the unrest, are a judgment from God," the man in the front passenger seat, directly in front of Blaine, was saying. He was thin and dark, with a narrow face, black hair that curled close to his head, and bright black eyes. While he wore Western clothes, the neat, trimmed beard on his hollow cheeks had excited the suspicion of the police at each of the borders they had crossed: Islamists often wore beards, after the fashion of the Prophet Mohammed. He was turned in his seat to see the man sitting directly behind the driver. "And now the West says it will not give aid to help with the earthquakes. The plans and devices of men have come undone, brother, and no one can save Egypt but God."
The man in the back seat, dressed in the plain gray clothes of a low-level Egyptian bureaucrat, clicked his tongue impatiently. "Brother, the earthquakes come from a feature of geology, a crack in the rocks of the earth. The political unrest is because the people are poorer and poorer, due to the population problem. And the aidthe West will give it in the end. Egypt is their ally in the Middle East. Think of the outrage it would cause if the rich nations let earthquakes destroy a country of a hundred million people. They'll give the aid, brother."
"They will cut it off," said the bearded man. "The Arabs cannot rely on foreign charity anymore. They have to stand on their own feet. Where are the Gulf countries in this crisis, with their billions? Where are the Palestinian scientists and engineers, the Sudanese with their crop surpluses? I tell you, the Arabs have stood on their own feet only once in history: when the whole Arab nation was united under the flag of Islam."
The man riding in the back seat between Blaine and the bureaucrat, a laborer by the look of his rough clothes and hands, sun-darkened skin, and thick forearms, spoke up, to the bureaucrat: "Your presence says the earthquakes are caused by somethingbiology, or whatever your presence called itforgive me, I'm not an educated man. But what causes this biology itself? It is God, I say, who has sent this biology."
The driver and the bearded man murmured their agreement.
Um Kalthoum had finished her hour-long song, and the radio began playing Quranic recitations. The riders fell silent, each withdrawing into his own thoughts, the resonant, nasal chanting filling the car with a cathedral-like serenity despite the rush of speed, wind, and rattling. The driver sat relaxed, one hand negligently holding the wheel, the other hanging out the window; the bearded man fondled his prayer beads, lips moving silently; the laborer sat with his rough hands folded patiently in his lap.
They rushed past a bedouin shepherd in ragged black robes and turban, face nearly blackened with sun, tending a group of skinny goats foraging on nearly invisible desert scrub. In that instant the chanting from the radio and the lengthening rays of the still-fierce sun seemed to interpenetrate in Blaine's mind, as if the sunlight was some visible aspect of God's grace, giving the tall, straight bedouin man, as it poured upon him, a dignity and noble individuality worthy of a child of Adam.
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Party like it's 2014 with Borgore at Mansion.
It's the dawn of a New Year!
And if your resolution is to party like a wild, sweat-drenched animal on the loose, we've got you covered with the six best bashes going down on SoBe this week.
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Jay-Z. Magna Carter World Tour After Party with Stevie J and Iron Lyon. Thursday, January 2, 11 p.m., Story, 136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-538-2424; storymiami.com. Tickets cost $40-$60 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Rock that Tom Ford swag with Jigga at Story as Hova celebrates his Magna Carter World Tour after party in South Beach. "Keep it trill, y'all."
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A Night of Social Skills. Presented by Link and Miami Rebels. With Danyelino, Hardline, Ms. Mada, and ThunderPony. Thursday, January 2, 11 p.m., Treehouse, 323 23rd St., Miami; 305-614-4478; treehousemiami.com. Ladies get in free all night. Guys visit residentadvisor.net. Ages 21 and up. 2014 is here! How about making a New Year's resolution you'll actually keep? Like enhancing your Social Skills with the help of an open vodka bar till midnight and deep house hits by Danyelino, Hardline, Ms. Mada, and ThunderPony. Sounds like a promise you'll actually want to keep.
Borgore. Friday, January 3, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-8411; mansionmiami.com. Tickets cost $20 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. As the song says, "[you] can't fuck with us" 'cause "we get crazy." So "pop a bottle, [go] wild out" with Borgore and the rest of us party animals at Mansion.
Porter Robinson. With Dave Sol. Friday, January 3, 11 p.m., Story, 136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-538-2424; storymiami.com. Tickets cost $40-$50 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Much like the anime chick in the music video for "Easy," Porter Robinson's electro-house beats take you on a euphoric journey to a place where you can let go of your inhibitions and be free. Guess that's why "lovin' [him] is easy."
Robbie Rivera. With Chicco Secci. Saturday, January 4, 10 p.m., Wall Lounge, 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-938-3131; wallmiami.com. Tickets cost $50-$60 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. "We live for the music, no matter what the world comes to." So throw your fists in the air and "push the volume up." #yolo.
Ferry Corsten. With Laurent Simenca. Saturday, January 4, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-8411; mansionmiami.com. Tickets cost $30 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Spending a WKND with Ferry Corsten is one sure way the uhntz-uhntz master will "change [your] life."
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The buzz in Indianapolis: Planking with the stars
Race-car drivers are used to moving fast, so it should come as no surprise that the planking craze has swept Indianapolis Motor Speedway quickly.
The buzz began when IndyCar series driver Wade Cunningham posted a YouTube link on Twitter, writing: "I swear, you can't make this stuff up. This is seriously a new craze in NZ & Australia, it's called PLANKING."
The viral phenomena centers on lying face down in public places, hands against one's sides and taking pictures to post on social media platforms.
"Im doing it on the #9 tomorrow," Indy 500 competitor Scott Dixon responded.
Sure enough on Wednesday, Dixon posted a shot of him planking across his No. 9 car. He posted another shot a little a while later.
As if the green flag had been waved, planking went viral at the Brickyard.
Driver Alex Lloyd posted a picture of himself planking, then followed up with an explanatory tweet, linking to the YouTube video and writing, "In case you are wondering why I am randomly lying on a table, here is the video to explain my insanity."
Tony Kanaan posted himself on a bike. Before long Indy car folks posted pics of themselves planking just about everywhere. Even Indy Car driver Dario Franchitti's wife, actress Ashley Judd, got into the craze (although Judd's plank by the Adriatic Sea was the more traditional yoga version.)
After seeing Dixon's shot, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson tweeted, "I'm wondering how I can pull that off on a cup car??"
Dixon suggested Johnson try planking on the car's roof, but Johnson came up with a more creative approach -- stretching himself between a pair of Cup cars.
Jimmie Johnson responded with a planking picture all his own, but learned the fad isn't as easy as it seems. Explaining the slight bend in his waist, Johnson tweeted at Dixon, "My form isn't as good as yours but I kept sliding off the cars when I went flat."
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